Director of the US Secret Service (USSS) Kimberly Cheatle resigned Tuesday, writing to her staff that she "fell short" in the agency's "mission" to protect the nation's leaders, referring to the July 13 assassination attempt on former Pres. Donald Trump.

The New York Times

Her resignation came a day after she testified before the House Oversight Committee's hearing on the assassination attempt.

Verity

During the hearing, Cheatle said the attempted assassin's ability to gain access to the roof from which he shot at Trump was "the most significant operational failure" of the USSS in "decades."

While admitting that the USSS was aware of the suspicious behavior of the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, over an hour before the shooting, she declined to comment on how he was able to get onto the roof and fire multiple shots.

Wall Street Journal

The USSS, under Cheatle's leadership, reportedly also denied continual requests from Trump's team for extra protection over the two years leading up to the assassination attempt.

The Washington Post

USSS Deputy Director Ronald Rowe has been chosen to take Cheatle's place. This comes as a bipartisan House task force and the FBI are conducting their own respective investigations of the shooting, the latter of which Cheatle claimed had prevented her from going into details.

The New York Times #

US Secret Service Director Cheatle Resigns

US Secret Service Director Cheatle Resigns

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